TSW Throwback Bash

Outta Sight60's

100

This lamp is iconic for its association with counterculture and psychedelic design. What is its name?

Lava Lamp

200

This 1960’s TV show featured a secret agent known for using a shoe phone. What is its name?

Get Smart

300

Debuting on TV on September 30, 1960, this cartoon family featured a bumbling dad, a wise mom, a precious daughter, and a dinosaur for a dog. Who are they?

The Flintstones

400

Debuting on November 10, 1969, this television show combined live actors, puppets, and animation. What is its name?

Sesame Street

500

This 1960’s dance craze, described as 'wilder than the twist,' swept the nation. What is its name?

The Watusi

Boogie Fever70's

100

This popular toy from the 1960s required players to twist and contort their bodies to fit into various positions without falling. What is its name?

Twister

200

This 1977 cinematic phenomenon, set in a galaxy far, far away, introduced audiences to light sabers, the Force, and a legendary conflict between good and evil. What is its name?

Star Wars

300

This iconic New York City disco club became emblematic of the 1970s disco craze. What is its name?

Studio 54

400

Which 1975 summer blockbuster, helmed by Steven Spielberg, instilled a lasting fear of swimming with its portrayal of a menacing aquatic predator? What is its title?

Jaws

500

This 1973 handheld electronic game, known for its bouncing balls and minimalist paddle, became a classic. What is its name?

Pong

Bodaciously Rad80's

100

What was the weight, in pounds, of the first commercially available cell phone released in the U.S.?

2 pounds

200

** Which 24-hour television channel, launched on August 1, 1981, is credited with revolutionizing the music industry?

MTV 

the first music video was 'Video Killed the Radio Star' by The Buggles.

300

On March 31, 1985, Madison Square Garden hosted its inaugural staged wrestling event. What was the name of this landmark event?

WrestleMania

400

This sitcom featured an alien from the planet Melmac as its central character. What is its title? 

ALF

500

Who is recognized as the inventor of the World Wide Web, which was conceptualized in 1989?

Tim Berners-Lee

All that and a Bag of Chips 90's

100

Which artist released the 1992 hit single ‘Baby Got Back’?

Sir Mix-A-Lot

200

This 1993 film tells the story of a Jamaican bobsled team competing in the Winter Olympics. What is its title?

Cool Runnings

300

What film held the title of highest-grossing movie of the decade? Titanic

Titanic

($1,843,201,268 _one billion eight hundred forty-three million two hundred one thousand two hundred sixty-eight)

400

In February 1996, which Nintendo Game Boy game featured a main character named Ash?

Pokémon 

500

In which year did the World Wide Web officially become operational?

1991

As if...Name that Year!

100

Name the year Silly Putty was introduced.

 

1950

Silly Putty® was discovered in 1943 by James Wright who mixed boric acid and silicone oil together. It was introduced to the public in 1950 by Peter Hodgson.

200

Name the year Simon was introduced.

 

1978

Simon was released by Milton-Bradley in 1978 with much fanfare, including a midnight release party at Studio 54, the elite disco in New York City.

300

Name the year Talkboy was introduced.

1992

The original Talkboy was designed as a prop to be used by Macaulay Culkin's character, Kevin McCallister, in the 1992 film Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.

The original model did not have the voice changer of the film version and sold only moderately during the 1992 holiday shopping season. Tiger added the feature to the Deluxe model, which was released in April 1993.

400

Name the year Cabbage Patch Kids was introduced.

1983

 Cabbage Patch Kids were introduced in 1983 with great fanfare at the International Toy Fair in NYC.

500

Name the year Monopoly was introduced.

1934

The board game Monopoly has its origin in the early 20th century. The earliest known version, known as The Landlord's Game, was designed by Elizabeth Magie, and first patented in 1904, but existed as early as 1902.

https://guides.loc.gov/this-month-in-business-history/december/game-of-monopoly-patent 

Mane Events: Iconic Hairstyles That Left Us in Stitches

100

This hairstyle looked like you just rolled out of bed, and that’s exactly what you wanted people to think.

What is the bedhead or messy hair?

200

This hairstyle was so big it needed its own zip code.

What is the teased hair?

300

This hairstyle was a business in the front, party in the back.

What is the mullet?

400

This style made you look like you could surf on your own hair, with a wave that never ends.

What is the feathered hairstyle?

500

This towering hairstyle required a can of hairspray and nerves of steel.

What is the beehive?

Slang Shenanigans

100

This term was used by hippies to describe something extremely cool or far out.

What is "groovy"?

200

If something was really impressive in the 80s, you might say _____.

What is "Radical or Rad"?

300

If you wanted to confirm that someone understood you in the 90s, you’d ask them if they were this.

What is "down with it" or "down"?

400

When something was over-the-top ridiculous, people in the 2000s might say it was this.

What is "Extra"?

500

This term was used to describe a crazy or out-of-control party.

What is "crunk"?

TIE BREAKER

200

This animated TV show, created by Matt Groening, became the longest-running American sitcom, premiering in 1989 and continuing through the 90s.

The Simpsons